Brian McClendon, a former Google vice president that worked in the company for the past 10 years who helped develope Google Maps and Google Earth, has recently been hired by Uber to oversee its new technology center in Pittsburgh. As Uber is currently trying to improve its mapping technologies, McClendon had the perfect qualifications for this spot thanks to his years of experience and expertise in the field. McClendon will be in charge of guiding Uber’s mapping, self-driving cars, and vehicle safety measures and will be supervised by Jeff Holden, Uber’s former Chief Product Officer.
Uber is currently depending on Google and Apple map technologies for its services that include: estimated car arrival times and directions for drivers to its “UberPool” system for matching travelers who want to share rides. Uber is slowly trying to decrease its reliance on those companies, and with this new addition to its workforce, hopes to improve its systems and continue to grow as it has been successfully doing since its launch in 2010. In fact, according to Holden who had spoken with Re/Code, McClendon is an “extraordinarily talented engineer and entrepreneur”.
Source: Re/Code
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